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Described as "quite exceptional" (Gramphone) and a group that is "poetic, charismatic and virtuosic" (Sunday Telegraph), the Elias String Quartet is considered one of the most fresh and exciting quartets of their generation. As their career continues to grow, Wigmore Hall Live is proud to present the young quartet's fervent passion and infectious enthusiasm for the music of Mendelssohn, Mozart and Schubert. The album opens with Schubert's great unfinished work, the Quartettsatz in C Minor, considered to be the forerunner of the late great string quartets for which Schubert is best remembered. This is followed by possibly the most famous of Mozart's string quartets, the "Dissonance" quartet, dedicated to Joseph Haydn. The program ends with string quartets by Felix Mendelssohn - the composer they hold most dear. With 2009 being Mendelssohn's bicentenary year, the Elias String Quarter chose these works in order to showcase a side of the composer's genius which they believe is highly underrated.